"But she never told us!"
Cheng Yao was very surprised, but she found that Qian Heng sitting beside her was very calm.
"To be precise, Xu Jun's depression was caused by Bai Xingmeng." Gu Beiqing lowered his head, "During this marriage, he has been cheated and has been in pain. He also has to face Bai Xingmeng's cynicism and verbal attacks. , the work pressure is heavy, and the emotions cannot be dispelled, so it develops into depression."
"But, but Bai Xingmeng said that she was the one who was deceived in this marriage! She was the one who was attacked by Xu Jun's sarcasm and even domestic violence!"
Gu Beiqing was a little indignant: "As expected of a well-known actor, her acting skills are really superb, she has the face to beautify herself like this? Has she shown you any evidence? I can't give it, but I have time for Xu Jun's depression diagnosis here. There is also evidence from a psychiatrist, including the chat records between Xu Jun and Bai Xingmeng, where Bai Xingmeng is not innocent at all, and uses violent words, especially likes to use insulting terms, calling Xu Jun a coward, trash, and let him die at every turn. "
Cheng Yao was really shocked. Is the Bai Xingmeng that Gu Beiqing said, and the Bai Xingmeng she came into contact with, really the same person
Qian Heng, who had not expressed his opinion until now, finally spoke at this moment. He turned to Cheng Yao: "When did Bai Xingmeng say that she was a victim of marriage? Why didn't I remember it at all?"
Cheng Yao murmured a little: "When we were alone, one time after a meeting, didn't she stay alone with me in the meeting room to confirm the evidence for the prosecution, right at that time."
Gu Beiqing also found the crux of the problem: "So you always thought that Bai Xingmeng was the victim of this marriage?"
Although very ashamed, Cheng Yao still nodded: "That's why I promised Bai Xingmeng to prevent Xu Jun from harassing her."
"It's not at all. The Weibo post that Xu Jun posted before his death is true. It's not at all the slander against his ex-wife led by Bai Xingmeng before his death."
Gu Beiqing sighed: "In the beginning, Bai Xingmeng pretended to be gentle, generous and virtuous, and approached Xu Jun. As a man of science and engineering, Xu Jun had never been in a relationship before, but he fell in love all of a sudden, and he was completely devoted to Bai Xingmeng. I am the one who is destined to be my daughter. It turned out that it was not him that Bai Xingmeng was 'following', but his company, because there were predictions in the industry at the time that Tuantuan Online would eventually go public and had a good development prospect. It was only later that he discovered that Bai Xingmeng was interested in The degree of concern for the company is completely better than that for him."
"It turned out that this was not the case after we got married. First, Xu Jun is not the only shareholder of Tuantuan Online, and he is not as rich as Bai Xingmeng imagined; secondly, at least at that time, Tuantuan Online's listing seemed to be far away, and Xu Jun as a The CEO of a start-up company, because of the shortage of funds, actually lived a tight life, and couldn't provide a lot of money for Bai Xingmeng to squander, so Bai Xingmeng showed his prototype, changed his face to Xu Jun, and couldn't wait to get a divorce. "Qian Heng shook the wine glass in his hand, "Really?"
Gu Beiqing was a little surprised, he nodded, and the situation Qian Heng said was exactly the same.
"Have you investigated the truth?"
Qian Heng showed an expression of "does this need to be investigated?": "There is no need to investigate at all, same old story, too old-fashioned, I have handled at least five similar cases, and none of them have any new ideas."
"..."
"So, Bai Xingmeng said that before Xu Jun used himself to constantly stir up scandals, drive the popularity of Tuantuan Online, and broke the news about his relationship, is it also a lie?"
Gu Beiqing nodded towards Cheng Yao: "Bai Xingmeng suggested that he operate it himself. Xu Jun is a science and engineering entrepreneur. How can he have so many marketing resources in the entertainment industry? After all, he is married. Although Bai Xingmeng found that Xu Jun did not Then, after getting rich, there was a gap, but she also thought about whether she could bring Tuantuan Online together and try to go public. As a result, the gossip and hype she arranged didn't bring any significant effect to Tuantuan Online's listing, and she didn't have the patience to put it on the market. My youth was waiting for Xu Jun, so I quickly filed for divorce with Xu Jun."
Facing such inside information that subverted cognition, Qian Heng still had a calm expression, as if everything should be like this.
Gu Beiqing sighed: "If there is any problem in Xu Jun's marriage, it is that he made a loss of his own property during the divorce and concealed his property. As a victim of marriage, it is extremely harmful to him not to want to give money to him for nothing. An ex-wife who tortures and humiliates her heart is understandable in reason, but the law is merciless."
Cheng Yao didn't know what to use to describe her feelings at the moment.
She originally thought that Bai Xingmeng's decision to throw the blame on herself in the statement was only out of avoiding the negative impact of Xu Jun's death, and because she was afraid of affecting her career and popularity, she came up with this strategy. Although despicable, it is also human, but in this marriage, she is still the injured party.
She didn't expect that what Bai Xingmeng told herself from beginning to end was all lies.
Bai Xingmeng was not innocent at all, and could even be said to have a deep scheming heart. First, she got closer to Cheng Yao by acting miserable.
Knowing that Xu Jun has depression, knowing the significance of the company's listing to him, and clearly not accepting the settlement in his heart, he still knows that the lawyers have given Xu Jun the illusion that he is constantly revising his settlement agreement, delaying time, and letting Xu Jun Xu Jun kept repeating the torment in his heart, gave him hope, and then tortured him slowly.
Although the marriage of less than one year is short, it is enough to know a person well. Perhaps as early as the beginning, Bai Xingmeng predicted that Xu Jun might have an emotional breakdown, so in the end, she borrowed Cheng Yao's hand to get rid of him. Own.
But did she expect him to commit suicide
Cheng Yao didn't know, and didn't dare to guess people's hearts.
She can only be sure of one thing, Bai Xingmeng has never been a victim of marriage, but a perpetrator.
I was wrong in preconceived thinking that women must be the weak and injured party in marriage.
Gu Beiqing sighed: "Xu Jun is too naive about feelings."
"It's not naive, it's just being smart." Qian Heng glanced at Gu Beiqing, "He can't be said to be a complete victim. Because as a man with money and resources, even if he has never been in a relationship, those experiences in the mall , Is it for nothing? Don’t you know the truth that there will be no pies in the sky? Why would a beautiful female star suddenly fall in love with him at first sight? Do you think he has no idea?”
"Of course he knows what Bai Xingmeng is planning, and of course he knows what kind of mentality Bai Xingmeng has to approach him, but what about him? Does he have no plans for Bai Xingmeng?" Qian Heng snorted, "He's just a tall girl. He overestimated himself, was overconfident, and felt that with his own ability, he could get both money and sex. He could not only get Bai Xingmeng's beauty and body, but also take her influence into his own, and then took Tuantuan online to the market. "
"When he first came into contact with Bai Xingmeng, he spent a lot of money. He obviously couldn't support such a life with his strength at the time, but for the sake of routine, Bai Xingmeng really spent a lot of money. He borrowed a lot of money everywhere, just to use money to spend money. Play Bai Xingmeng. It's a pity that he didn't expect that his ability is limited, and Bai Xingmeng is not stupid and sweet, he can stop the loss decisively, and in the end he failed to play this game." Qian Heng raised his eyelids, "These pretending to be rich to pick up girls Not only did Bai Xingmeng tell the court when Bai Xingmeng initially sued for divorce, the entertainment gossip tabloids also faithfully recorded Xu Jun's "richness" at the time, but most people understood this as Xu Jun's "devotion" to Bai Xingmeng I am willing to spend a lot of money to pursue it, but think about it in depth? From this point of view, isn't Bai Xingmeng also a victim?"
Gu Beiqing was a little dissatisfied: "She worships money so much, how can she be considered a victim? Even if Xu Jun tricks her, it's because she has a bad view and wants to take a shortcut to marry a wealthy businessman to be fooled. Doesn't she deserve it? I don't think she deserves it. innocent."
However, Qian Heng disagreed. He glanced at Gu Beiqing: "I don't think it deserves it. Everyone has different views and criteria for choosing a mate. Bai Xingmeng didn't steal or rob, and he didn't do anything wrong. He just wanted to marry A rich man, there is nothing to blame. Just like you, don’t you want to marry an ugly, poor and stupid woman as your wife?"
"..."
Qian Heng smiled: "Be sympathetic, if you want to find a beautiful wife, but an ugly woman cheats you with plastic surgery, after you and her have a litter of ugly children, don't you feel that you have been cheated?" When Bai Xingmeng found out that Xu Jun had no money after marriage, didn't he feel cheated?"
Gu Beiqing froze for a moment, a little speechless.
"What's more, Xu Jun is not very kind. Taking advantage of the difference in the validity of marriage registration approval at home and abroad, he set up a business before marriage, which made Bai Xingmeng mistakenly think it was common property. It was nothing. Not to mention that he lost his property when he divorced. If Xu Jun was driven to a dead end and Bai Xingmeng scored 8 points, Xu Jun's calculations before and after marriage can at least get To 7.5. On par."
Qian Heng's words were too sharp, and Gu Beiqing had to admit that this kind of analysis was more appropriate. Both Bai Xingmeng and Xu Jun are not easy-going lamps, but when chicken thieves meet chicken thieves, both lose.
Qian Heng didn't give Gu Beiqing any face. He smiled leisurely: "Look, you and our Cheng Yao are not the same in some respects. In marriage cases, I really believe that one party must be the victim and the other party is the perpetrator. ? In matters like marriage, it’s hard to say who is right and who is wrong. Most likely, both parties are at fault. They are both victims and perpetrators.”
Gu Beiqing's face was ashen, and it was already faintly turning black. Although not as experienced as Qian Heng, Gu Beiqing is also a mature lawyer with excellent experience in studying abroad in prestigious schools...
However, Qian Heng didn't care about his anger at all. He glanced at Cheng Yao indifferently, and then at Gu Beiqing: "So you see, if you ask him to tutor you for the judicial exam, you can only get 360 points, but if you ask me for tutoring, you can only get 360 points. , the bottom line of 400 cannot be lowered.”
"..."
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The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a while, Cheng Yao thought about it, and broke the silence: "But why did Bai Xingmeng do this?"
Qian Heng raised his eyelids, every cell in his body despised Cheng Yao's stupid question, he cherished words like gold and said, "Of course it's for profit."
"Then why do you want to kill Xu Jun so much? If you love money, Xu Jun has already agreed to give her a settlement that is enough to satisfy her. Even taking advantage of Xu Jun's company's eagerness to get rid of the threat of going public, he can ask for a higher than the normal judgment." The proportion of property, also tortured Xu Jun psychologically to avenge her previous revenge, why did she choose to force the other party to death?" Cheng Yao couldn't understand at all, "I think Xu Jun even had the expectation of reconciliation before, then It means that when the two divorced back then, it wouldn't be a matter of life and death. Bai Xingmeng is doing this now, even if the shit pot is put on my head, what benefits and benefits will it have for her? Just for revenge? "
Qian Heng glanced at Cheng Yao: "Who do you think you are? Detective Conan? Cheng Yao, you are just a lawyer, don't worry about it. People's hearts are complicated. When you don't have the ability to guess what the client is thinking, just You shouldn't guess. Bai Xingmeng can do this because the benefits she can get by doing so are far greater than the negative impact of Xu Jun's suicide. As for the benefits, you don't know yet. But time will tell everything. "
"Cheng Yao has been implicated this time. If the information can be made public, her reputation will be cleared." Gu Beiqing coughed and brought the topic back to the point. He was a little embarrassed, "But I am not Xu Jun or his family members. I am not the party involved in this matter. Based on my position and my professional ethics, I cannot disclose these, especially those screenshots of chat records and evidence, etc., which are all within the scope of the confidentiality agreement. I can only tell you that this paragraph Bai Xingmeng bears unshirkable responsibility for the failure of the marriage and Xu Jun's death."
"You don't need to make it public, it has nothing to do with you."
"Then didn't you come to me today to discuss a solution?"
Qian Heng showed an incredible expression: "I need to discuss a solution with you? Do you have any misunderstanding of my professional ability?"
"..."
"So, you came to me today, apart from these, do you have anything else to ask?"
"That's all." Qian Heng glanced at Gu Beiqing's wine glass, "Since you've finished drinking, you can go."
Gu Beiqing looked incredible: "You don't even want to be polite? I will kick you when you run out? Anyway, we are colleagues. Maybe we will cooperate in the future. Why don't you let me continue chatting to maintain favor?"
"You and I actually have feelings that can be maintained?"
"..."
Qian Heng continued without shame: "And next, I want to discuss the internal affairs of our firm with my employees. It is not convenient for outsiders to be present." He said without sincerity, "Or do you intend to join Junheng and rely on me?"
"..."
In the end, Gu Beiqing said "make another appointment next time" to Cheng Yao, and left with a dark face.
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Cheng Yao is not stupid, she expressed her gratitude to Qian Heng almost immediately after Gu Beiqing left.
"thank you boss."
Qian Heng took a sip of his wine and looked at Cheng Yao: "Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for letting me know that in Bai Xingmeng's case, although I did something wrong, the crime is not worthy of death. It's not that I pushed Xu Jun into tragedy. I feel much better now."
Before that, Cheng Yao really had a hurdle in her heart, she felt guilty and blamed herself, and always felt that it was all her own fault that led to such a tragic ending.
She thought that Qian Heng would comfort and relieve her when he brought her to drink, but she didn't expect that he used such a completely different method to directly resolve her psychological pressure.
"You think too much." Qian Heng turned his head unnaturally, his voice remained cold and arrogant, "I asked Gu Beiqing to come out, just to tell you that you did the worst thing in this case. Where is the point."
Cheng Yao raised her head in a daze.
"What do you think the truth of the case is now?"
"I listened to Bai Xingmeng before, and was completely fooled. Now that I listen to it, I know the whole story."
Qian Heng had an expression of "you really would say that" on his face, and he gave Cheng Yao a disgusted look: "I mentioned you so much, I thought you could answer it, but in the end I ignored one point, the relationship between people There is a gap, I shouldn't use my understanding to speculate on you."
"..."
"Cheng Yao, do you think that you have grasped the basic facts of Bai Xingmeng's case now? Who is right and who is wrong, who was harmed and who was harmed?"
Cheng Yao was afraid that she would be ridiculed by Qian Heng if she gave the wrong answer, so she wisely chose to shut up.
"Cheng Yao, I want you to remember that there is sometimes more than one truth in a case, especially in a family case."
"why?"
"The definition of truth is too broad. The truth in fact, the truth in law, and the truth you think are not necessarily the same in just these three."
Qian Heng gently pressed the center of his eyebrows, his eyelashes trembled slightly with the blinking of his eyes when he spoke, his thin lips parted slightly, and his handsome profile made people's heart skip a beat. This scene looked very romantic, but Qian Heng The words spit out are completely serious about discussing the case...
"In this case, what you think is the truth, with your prejudice that women must be exploited and victimized in marriage, you think that Bai Xingmeng is weak; the truth in fact is completely opposite to what you think, except when entering marriage Xu Jun and Xu Jun fell into each other's tricks, but Bai Xingmeng occupied a dominant and strong position most of the time in this marriage, at least not a victim of slaughter; and the law, the law will be based on who does it right Who do you support? The legal truth, in front of the evidence, will only determine that Bai Xingmeng was concealed during the divorce and received less money. At this point, she is the victim."
"Family law cases, especially marriage cases, as the lawyer representing one of the parties, you can only hear the facts from your client's point of view, and some of them have been processed and distorted. You can't understand this from the mouth of one person at all The truth about the marriage is who is right and who is wrong, so don’t be preconceived lightly, thinking that your client is miserable, and that you are simply defending justice by acting for this client.”
Qian Heng lightly brushed the broken hair on his forehead, and stared casually not far away: "What you have to do is to always remain neutral and objective."
Cheng Yao was stunned for a moment, and then what came to her heart was full of touch and warmth.
Qian Heng was not her first boss, but he was the only one who was willing to say these things to her.